April into May the councillors will negotiate what will be priorities in this document

May 27th the document may become public

June 2nd is likely the first committee of council meeting at which there will be an opportunity for public input in the form of public delegations (5 minute presentation to the councillors) but because all the councillors have agreed in advance what’s in the document, changes are very unlikely.

June 3rd through June 18th five other committees will consider (and presumably approve) the document.

June 16th is the most relevant of these – Environment Committee

Likey July 8th full City Council will finalize the approval of the document

Whether or not the Term of Council Priorities document includes Climate Change, and whether or not your councillor hears from you before the document is finalized, it’s still worth telling them what you think. This is because any funding that might go to climate change action will be decided later – after the Term of Council Priorities document is approved – by drawing that money from a pool reserved for “priority initiatives.” Other priorities will be competing for climate so don’t stop reminding your councillor.

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